Notochoerus fossil map
Where fossils of Notochoerus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 0 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 5.333–0.0117 million years ago (Zanclean to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Suidae |
| Named by | Broom 1925 |
| Fossil records | 78 occurrences at 30 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda |
| Rock formations | Shungura, Olduvai, Kanapoi, Chiwondo, USNO, txn:42381 |
About Notochoerus
Notochoerus is an extinct genus of very large pigs from the subfamily Tetraconodontinae. Fossils have been found in Africa, notably Uganda and Ethiopia.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Notochoerus (revision 1316107278), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q16969419.
